Hiya Babe!
Had a big scary storm move in around midnight last night, Lola kept trying to get into the bedroom (she hates storms!) but eventually settled down. I had to put my earplugs in, though, so I could sleep through the rain. Turned into a beautiful morning, though. Really getting back into the swing of things! After chores, saddled up Apollo for a short ride, tried to stay mostly in the shade as it really was hot and humid again today. West out the loop to the west, then cut over to Tree Frog Camp, then cut through some open range until we met back up with the trail again. He was a lot more sluggish today, back to his old ways I guess, but he did all right. When I got back there were a couple of trailers full of day riders, they came and went, then later in the afternoon a whole group of kids showed up to ride, though I got the impression they weren’t really riders, it was just some kind of kid’s outing. Meanwhile, I started packing some things up, put the awning up, which is getting harder and harder. The motor seems to be working but it’s not retracting the way it should, so I’m going to have the RV guy I’m expecting to work on my brakes next week to also have a quick look at that. From the youtube videos I’ve been watching, it seems to be a fairly common problem, hopefully he’ll have a quick fix for it. Everyone cleared out, and not much later another strong storm came through. I just managed to get just about everything put away when the real deluge started, literally the moment I closed the door. Some lightning strikes were a bit close for comfort! I also thought I heard a big popping sound, like maybe a transformer snapping, but not sure about that. It rained so hard I thought there was hail, but there wasn’t. I did end up putting the generator on for about 45 minutes today, since there wasn’t a lot of sun today, but that was enough to really bump up the voltage in the batteries. But I think four and a half days is doing really well on one small solar panel! I only have a few more small things to pack, and I’ll be heading out in the morning. Looking forward to moving on, though I did find a few more possible unofficial trails to explore next time I come here. Watched a fun movie with George Clooney and Julia Roberts set in beautiful Bali (one of those shore stops we were supposed to visit but got canceled on that cruise we ended up not taking!), and a few other things along with some reading. Love getting back to riding more often, feels great! Looking forward to our next stop! Good night, sweetheart! Love you!
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